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PS Audio DS Jr vs. SR

Looks like my dac search has led me to these two...I just dont know what the Jr gives up to the Sr.

As far as a price point, the Jr fits the budget on a used unit but can stretch it a little. I see a lot of Jr’s for sale so I’m curious if owners look for something new sooner than later. The ones that upgrade to the Sr, was it a large upgrade? The Sr is a bit of a stretch right now for the budget.

I know that can be subjective, but having never heard either, would like to know what users found different in terms of SQ with the Sr.

My current dac is my Marantz SA8005 which doubles as a transport....I will not need the Jr as a preamp.

Tough choice debating drinking some of the PSA Kool Aid now with the Jr, or hold out for the Sr.

All input and criticism appreciated.
dyl71
snopro
392 posts
 
dyl71,
I have one that I want to sell. If interested PM me.

Joe
dyl71 OP
47 posts
 
I appreciate all the input, sorry for the late reply. I will hold off and look into a Sr., I had some funds set aside and had to treat my room and had the itch to pull the trigger on a Jr.

snopro, thank you for the heads up.
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scotte_1
9 posts
 
OP:

DirectStream Sr. DAC's are now on sale!

FYI.

Regards.
dyl71 OP
47 posts
 
Thanks @scotte_1, been eyeballing them as well as the P10....hard to decide on what to get first...lol.
pwhinson
158 posts
 
This is less relevant now considering the "sale" and large price cuts PS Audio has on their dacs however....I originally purchased a Jr. and noticed before the last OS upgrade a weird pulsing artifact with the Jr once the volume was at a certain level (I think it was at "75"). Extremely weird. I called PS Audio and (Jason?) offered to upgrade me at no charge to the Sr. I’m really happy with the DS dac. For me its the smoothest, most analog dac I personally have heard and that includes some of the r2r dacs like the Metrum units. I purchased the Jr at a significant discount...not directly from PS Audio.  All they required was that I return the Jr and they shipped me a Sr at no charge.  I was impressed.  Go for the PS Audio!
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